# Karaian Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Rajauri, Rajouri 

# Karaian

Karaian is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 216 households**, the 49th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,100people (2011)
- 216households
- 81.9%literacy
- 185131PIN code

## Karaian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaian is 185131.** Karaian falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185131
- Gram panchayatMubarak Pura
- Community development blockRajouri
- Census village code001353

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karaian from nearby towns?

- Rajouri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)8 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Karaian?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karaian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karaian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include carpet. About 33% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Karaian

Of every 100 households in Karaian in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karaian · ■ Rajauri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****79%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**80%

Use banking services ****75%**

**69%

Television ****44%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karaian?

■ Karaian · ■ Rajauri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****627**

**860

Working population ****39.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.2% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 205 (47%) · **■** Marginal 132 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rajauri

- Phool Yan1,190 people
- Sonal Kot1,156 people
- Rani Badetar1,107 people
- Androla1,101 people
- Drairi1,096 people
- Potha Ghoralan1,076 people
- Nariala1,070 people
- Chariahn1,061 people

[All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaian?185131
- How far is Karaian from Rajouri?8 km by road
- What is the population of Karaian?1,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaian in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Karaian?81.9% (Census 2011)
